Colotis fausta
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Colotis fausta, the large salmon Arab, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is found in Israel, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, India, Arabia, Chad, Somalia and United Arab Emirates.
The ground colour on the upperside of males is pale salmon buff, paler in specimens from desert areas, darker in those procured in regions where there is a regular though not heavy rainfall. Forewing: base and costal margin irrorated (speckled) in varying degree with dusky scales; an oval annular discocellular spot that varies in size; a black, festooned, postdiscal band that extends from costa to vein 4, beyond which the veins are margined with black; this colour broadened sub-terminally into a second transverse fascia, that is followed by a very fine black line on the extreme terminal margin. In specimens from desert regions the transverse bands and the black edging to the veins are narrow, but in moister areas the two transverse bands unite posteriorly and with the slender black terminal line give an appearance as of a double series of spots of the ground colour enclosed between them. Hindwing: more uniform, the veins with... Wikipedia →
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Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Large Salmon Arab Tip sighting in Jerusalem on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 8th most-seen of the 137 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Large Salmon Arab Tip in Jerusalem on a given day, against under 5% in December to May, the lowest months. That is one of Jerusalem's driest months, with almost no rain against 90 mm in January.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Large Salmon Arab Tip sightings, Jerusalem has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Tel Aviv (Israel, about 10%) and New Delhi (India, about 10%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Large Salmon Arab Tip that you can see in Jerusalem (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Bath White (about 30%), Small White (about 30%) and Large White (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Large Salmon Arab Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Jerusalem (30 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
